Personal Assistant

Job Description

We have a great opportunity for a Personal Assistant/ PA to support one of the family owners/directors of Wates Group, working in the Wates Family Office, providing a full range of secretarial and administrative support, including complex diary management, organising travel arrangements and meetings/ events, as well as prepare and edit correspondence, communications, minutes and presentations.

You will create and maintain administrative systems effectively, proactively manage multiple tasks, and accurately pull together information, data and reports when required, including financial and multifaceted information.

Working for the Family Office will mean you are dealing with sensitive and confidential information on a daily basis so, discretion and diplomacy are a prerequisite for this role.

We are looking for you to already be an experienced and professional Personal Assistant gained from working in a Family Office and/or supporting senior leadership level, with strong MS Office skills.

To be successful in the role you will be an excellent communicator who is able to stay calm under pressure and is extremely organised with an attention to detail to ensure the smooth running of diaries and completion of tasks/ issues. You will also have proven experience in building valuable relationships in your role which have supported your success.

This role will be based in our Head Office in Leatherhead; working with a team of PA’s who support the Family Office.

A bit about us:

Wates is one of the largest and most successful family-owned private construction, development and property services companies in the UK.

As a progressive and rewarding business we offer our people the opportunity to grow their careers whilst working together to deliver the promises we make to our customers.

Our company values of integrity, intelligence, performance, teamwork and respect for people, along with communities and the environment, run through our business at every level and are at the heart of everything we do.

We are a responsible and inclusive employer and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditations with C2E (Committed to Equality) and Investors in People.